In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Eugene Sas about how h e Bootstrapped a 7-Figure Amazon Business Key Takeaways Eugene shared his journey from corporate job to building a 7-figure Amazon business He discussed strategies for finding low-competition product niches through keyword research Private labeling products allows building a brand asset that can be sold later Adapting to market changes and developing competitive advantages is key for success In this conversation Eugene shares some o...
Aug 09, 2024•27 min•Ep. 445
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Kasia Siwosz about the overlap between high-level sports and business. Key Takeaways Kasia's journey from professional tennis player to entrepreneur and coach, highlighting transferable skills The importance of grit, hard work, and pushing one's comfort zone for high performance Building a supportive team/environment is crucial for sustained success at the highest levels In this conversation Kasia describes how she eventually had to stop playing professio...
Aug 05, 2024•31 min•Ep. 444
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Patrick Nelson about navigating high stakes leadership. Patrick shared details about his challenging childhood, including growing up in a single-parent home, witnessing drug use, and nearly committing suicide as a teenager. Despite these difficulties, he was able to graduate high school and eventually join the Army after 9/11, which he credits as one of the best decisions he ever made. Key Takeaways Patrick shared his powerful story of a leadership decisi...
Aug 02, 2024•32 min•Ep. 443
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Nathan Ott , CEO of the GC Index about enhancing the collective impact of teams. Judith discusses her own highly balanced GC Index® profile, which initially puzzled the GC Index® team. She explains how her ability to rapidly move between the different proclivities has both benefits and challenges, and how understanding her profile has helped her communicate more effectively. Key Takeaways The GC Index® measures how people are energised (proclivities) for ...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 442
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Dr Randy Brazie and Dr Geoffrey Vanderpal from Neuro Consulting on better decision making with neuroscience. They also discuss self-regulation, polyvagal theory, and their applications in leadership and business. Key Takeaways Polyvagal theory explains how the vagus nerve mediates different physiological states (social engagement, fight-or-flight, shutdown) based on perceived safety/danger Being aware of one's own state and learning self-regulation skills...
Jul 26, 2024•37 min•Ep. 441
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Charlotte Gregson about how to navigate international challenges as a startup. Charlotte emphasises the importance of transparent and empathetic leadership, drawing from her own personal experiences. She discusses how she has tried to create an environment where her team feels comfortable raising issues and providing feedback, and how she works to support them through personal challenges. Key Takeaways Charlotte shared her unconventional career...
Jul 22, 2024•22 min•Ep. 440
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Jeremy Zoch on overlapping traits between athletes and organisational leadership. Jeremy shares his background as a healthcare executive, starting as a certified nursing assistant and working his way up to leadership roles. He discusses his passion for providing the best care for patients, employees, and the community. Key Takeaways Setting goals, planning steps, and flexibility are key traits shared by athletes and leaders Perseverance, giving...
Jul 19, 2024•23 min•Ep. 439
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Erika Sinner about the importance of catering to diverse grieving experiences among employees in the workplace. Erika Sinner introduced herself as the CEO of a company that helps small-to-mid-sized pharmaceutical companies bring products to market, and as the owner of a company called Tiny Superheroes that helps kids with disabilities see their disability as a superpower. She also mentioned that she recently published a book about the grief ass...
Jul 15, 2024•24 min•Ep. 438
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Rupal Patel about her book "From CIA to CIO" and the "CIA mindset". Rupal shares that she has been a voracious reader and writer since childhood, with a deep appreciation for the power of words and communication. She discusses how this passion has been a consistent theme throughout her life, from writing fiction and plays as a child to her current work as an author. Rupal explains that she worked at the CIA from her early 20s to early 30s, primarily as an...
Jul 12, 2024•45 min•Ep. 437
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to David Taylor Smith on managing businesses through choppy waters. David also provides an overview of his career, which has spanned public service, the charitable sector, and the business world. He is currently writing a book about the meaning of Britishness and the role of the landscape in shaping national identity. Key Takeaways Understand the market deeply to prioritise and identify opportunities Focus on what you can control - productivity, efficiency, ...
Jul 08, 2024•50 min•Ep. 436
In today's Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Marie Young about stress management for entrepreneurs. Marie shares insights on the unique stresses faced by entrepreneurs, such as burnout from wearing multiple hats and the loneliness of leadership. She emphasises the importance of reconnecting with one's purpose and finding ways to regularly recharge. Key Takeaways Marie is a stress management coach and embodiment teacher who helps clients, especially entrepreneurs, reconnect with their b...
Jul 05, 2024•26 min•Ep. 435
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Aneace Haddad about whether it's possible to have success in leadership without personal transformation. Aneace shares his background, including his career transition from being a tech entrepreneur to becoming an executive coach, and his recent family trip to Italy. Key Takeaways Personal transformation is essential for effective leadership, especially in today's rapidly changing environment Midlife brings physiological, neurological, and paren...
Jul 01, 2024•21 min•Ep. 434
In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Kelly L Campbell about trauma-informed leadership. Kelly shares her personal journey, including starting a successful digital marketing agency in her 20s, but eventually feeling unfulfilled and selling the company. This led her to become a trauma-informed leadership coach, focusing on helping leaders integrate their own past trauma and lead from a place of greater self-awareness and empathy. Key Takeaways Trauma-informed leadership is about understandi...
Jun 28, 2024•40 min•Ep. 433
In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Carlo Taormina about overcoming mental blocks and Carlo Taormina's journey as a high performance mindset coach. Key Takeaways Carlo overcame a severe depression and suicidal period by making one decision to take action (going on a trip) Changing your body language/physiology can shift your mental state and allow better decisions Focus on what serves you rather than negativity to become your best self Carlo offers a free coaching call via his Instagram ...
Jun 24, 2024•30 min•Ep. 432
In today's conversation Judith Germain is speaking to Mark Shekter about how to unlock creative potential. Mark shares the story of how he initially planned to become a lawyer like his family, but ultimately found his true passion in music, comedy, and television writing. He describes the pivotal moments that led him to leave law school and pursue a creative career, despite the skepticism of those around him. Key Takeaways Tap into your innate purpose and what you're meant to do to unlock creati...
Jun 21, 2024•43 min•Ep. 431
In today's conversation Judith Germain speaks to Nathan Andres discuss his book "Your Real Life, get Authentic, be Resilient & Make it Count" and his work on thriving, well-being, and resilience in the workplace. Nathan shares his background, explaining that he has extensive experience in the corporate world, working for large brands and helping them with business and culture growth. He now does HR consulting, focusing on coaching individuals and teams to help them move from "survive to thrive"....
Jun 17, 2024•31 min•Ep. 430
In today's episode Judith Germain speaks to Norman Bacal about slaying the mythical two-headed Perality (Perception and Reality) beast. Norman shares with Judith the collapse of his successful Canadian Law Firm and how he felt and dealt with the feelings of failure and loss. He wrote three books (the Take Charge series) based from this time. They discuss the differences in perceptions and how to use psychology to succeed, and how organisational culture is derived. In this interesting conversatio...
Jun 14, 2024•38 min•Ep. 429
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Greg Nutter about the common mistakes B2B sales people and companies make Key Takeaways Don't spend too much time talking about your product - focus on solving the customer's problems and opportunities Influence through asking questions, not telling - get the customer thinking Plan and strategise around the customer's buying process, not just your selling process Ensure management understands and adopts the sales methodology Marketing should create conten...
Jun 10, 2024•32 min•Ep. 428
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Kapil Kulshreshtha about finding your voice, increasing influence, and breaking the corporate status quo. Key Takeaways Finding your voice means knowing your core identity, values, and letting that drive your expression authentically Increasing influence happens naturally when coming from a place of being, leveraging strategies/tactics like branding, networking Breaking corporate status quo means defining your own success, not following others' definition...
Jun 07, 2024•28 min•Ep. 427
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Steve Scanlon about hi s concept of "inside-out leadership" and how he applies neuroscience principles in his coaching practice. Key Takeaways Inside-out leadership focuses on internal motivation and self-awareness rather than external factors Metacognition (thinking about one's thinking patterns) is a key practice for developing self-awareness and agency over mindset Naming emotions without judgment allows you to "tame" them rather than resist them The P...
Jun 03, 2024•40 min•Ep. 426
In today's conversation Judith Germain speaks to Mark Nesbitt and Thomas Lebor from New Leaf on leader's decision making. Mark and Thomas introduce themselves as long-time business partners who have started and run several companies together over the past 24 years. They discuss their previous ventures, including Urban Chill (a massage company) and Urban Leaf (a fundraising company), and how they are now focused on their latest business, New Leaf, which helps other business owners scale their com...
May 31, 2024•30 min•Ep. 425
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Karin Hurt about "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict" and how to address conflicts proactively. Key Takeaways The book provides practical tools, techniques, and phrases to have productive conflict conversations It's based on research showing people wish they had spoken up sooner in conflicts The phrases are grounded in 4 dimensions: connection, clarity, curiosity, commitment Examples: "I really care about X and I'm confident we can find ...
May 27, 2024•31 min•Ep. 424
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Efren A. Delgado about discovering your unexpected enemies, allies and purpose. Efren shares details about his background, including his love of music (especially classic rock and Baroque classical), his work as a bodyguard, and his previous career as an FBI agent in both the National Security and Criminal Divisions. He explains the different missions and focuses of those two FBI divisions. Key Takeaways Efren's book, "The Opposite is True", explores coun...
May 24, 2024•43 min•Ep. 423
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Scott Shute about conscious business practices and mindfulness in the workplace. Scott shares that he had a career as an executive at LinkedIn, where he led the mindfulness and compassion programmes, and is now an entrepreneur and speaker focused on conscious business practices. Key Takeaways Companies that operate with compassion and focus on employees, customers, and shareholders holistically are 1400% more profitable than average Psychological safety a...
May 20, 2024•33 min•Ep. 422
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Nik Kinley about how to rewrite our Leadership Code. Nik outlines strategies for leaders to identify their underlying tendencies, understand where they come from, and consciously work to interrupt or replace unhelpful patterns with new, more purposeful behaviours. He emphasises that this is an ongoing process, not a quick fix, and requires self-awareness and a willingness to make changes. Key Takeaways Our childhood experiences shape our leadership style ...
May 17, 2024•54 min•Ep. 421
In this episode Judith Germain speaks to Grant Baldwin about getting paid to speak. He shares his SPEAK Framework™ and his thoughts on whether you should have a set talk or one that is highly customised. Grant explains that speakers want to be the steakhouse and not the buffer and the need for your own 'movie trailer'. In this conversation they discuss whether there is a need to hire a speaker agent or register on a bureau. Grant shares how you are the solution to a problem the buyer already has...
May 13, 2024•30 min•Ep. 420
In this conversation Judith Germain speaks to Eliana Gilad about finding your inner voice via your healing sound. Eliana shares how to triumph through uncertainity and the need to be who you are and how you can find your voice to make a difference. They discuss how to avoid fear stopping you from doing what you need to do. She developed a medically-proven healing voice system that creates confident self-leadership and creative problem solving by leaning into turmoil, stress, anxiety, upheaval an...
May 10, 2024•29 min•Ep. 419
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Danny Barber about his passion project, STEAM Arena , which aims to create community-based centres where children can engage in hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) activities and creative problem-solving. He shares his vision for making these centers accessible and dynamic, with the goal of expanding STEAM Arena nationwide. Key Takeaways Danny was diagnosed with Asperger's in his mid-20s whilst in the army He has exper...
May 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 418
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Alyssa Cox about learning from failure and our attitude to risk. This conversation was originally recorded in July 22 and shares Alyssa's thoughts around fear for your own personal status. They discuss the differences between risk inclined and the risk averse organisations and how it impacts on the success of the organisations. Judith also shares real life examples of the lack of pychological safety in performance driven organisations'. Alyssa ...
May 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 417
In this Short Talk episode Judith Germain speaks to Becca Powers about the need to put people before profits. This conversation was originally recorded in July 22. Becca is the author of Harness your inner CEO, she notices that when your self worth increases so does your networth. They discuss how a leader can help someone who has self worth issues. In this conversation they discuss the need to activate your self-worth and that you are the CEO of your life. Becca shares how to improve your self ...
Apr 29, 2024•23 min•Ep. 416
